We detail the impact of abandoned traditional settlements (or bomas) on plant and nutrient succession in the Amboseli ecosystem, southern Kenya, over the course of a century. Plant and soil data were sampled on and around abandoned settlements. The term, ‘onsite’, refers to the area within the pe...
Muchiru, A.N.
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Western, D.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[The impact of abandoned pastoral settlements on plant and nutrient succession in an African savanna ecosystem]
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The impact of abandoned pastoral settlements on plant and nutrient succession in an African savanna ecosystem
Spatially explicit models are becoming increasingly important tools for simulating land-use change. In this study, we formulated and tested models that incorporated spatial correlates of agricultural expansion and used them to predict local- and landscape-scale patterns of agricultural land-use c...
Msoffe, F.U.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Gardingen, P. van
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Spatial correlates of land-use changes in the Maasai-Steppe of Tanzania: Implications for conservation and environmental planning]
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Spatial correlates of land-use changes in the Maasai-Steppe of Tanzania: Implications for conservation and environmental planning
Land use changes in East Africa have transformed land cover to farmlands, grazing lands, human settlements and urban centers at the expense of natural vegetation. These changes are associated with deforestation, biodiversity loss and land degradation. A synthesis of results of long term research ...
Maitima, J.M.
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Mugatha, Simon M.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Gachimbi, L.N.
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Majule, A.E.
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Lyaruu, H.
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Pomery, D.
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Mugisha, S.
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Mathai, S.
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[The linkages between land use change, land degradation and biodiversity across East Africa]
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The linkages between land use change, land degradation and biodiversity across East Africa
Wildlife and pastoral peoples have lived side-by-side in the Mara ecosystem of south-western Kenya for at least 2000 years. Recent changes in human population and landuse are jeopardizing this co-existence. The aim of the study is to determine the viability of pastoralism and wildlife conservatio...
Lamprey, R.H.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Expansion of human settlement in Kenya's Maasai Mara: What future for pastoralism and wildlife?]
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Expansion of human settlement in Kenya's Maasai Mara: What future for pastoralism and wildlife?
Reid, Robin S.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Homewood, K.
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Nkedianye, D.
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Kaelo, D.
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Neselle, M.O.
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Onetu, L.
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Makui, O.
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Kamuaro, O.
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Boone, Randall B.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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BurnSilver, S.B.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Serneels, S.
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Trench, P.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Kiruswa, S.
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Norton-Griffiths, M.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Msoffe, M.
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Bedelian, Claire
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Mizani, F.
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[Better policy and management options for pastoral lands: assessing trade-offs between poverty alleviation and wildlife conservation]
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Better policy and management options for pastoral lands: assessing trade-offs between poverty alleviation and wildlife conservation
The overlap of large carnivores, livestock and people can engender conflicts that often threaten the future viability of carnivore populations in the pastoral systems of Africa. A playback survey of lions Panthera leo, spotted hyenas Crocuta crocuta and black-backed jackals Canis mesomelas and a ...
Ogutu, J.
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Bhola, N.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[The effects of pastoralism and protection on the density and distribution of carnivores and their prey in the Mara ecosystem of Kenya]
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The effects of pastoralism and protection on the density and distribution of carnivores and their prey in the Mara ecosystem of Kenya
All eastern Africa is in the tropics, but its grasslands cover a very wide range of altitudes. Extensive grasslands are mostly in arid and semi -arid zones. The area is subject to droughts and a high degree of pastoral risk. Potential vegetation is largely desert and semi-desert, bush and woodlan...
Reid, Robin S.
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Serneels, S.
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Nyabenge, M.
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Hanson, Jean
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[The changing face of pastoral systems in grass dominated ecosystems of Eastern Africa]
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The changing face of pastoral systems in grass dominated ecosystems of Eastern Africa
Herrero, Mario T.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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BurnSilver, S.B.
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Nkedianye, D.
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Kamuaro, O.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Identifying the information needs of decision-makers in Maasai pastoralist systems in Kenya]
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Identifying the information needs of decision-makers in Maasai pastoralist systems in Kenya
Nkedianye, D.K.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Gardingen, P.V.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Livestock-wealth inequalities and uptake of crop cultivation among the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania]
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Livestock-wealth inequalities and uptake of crop cultivation among the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania
The question of whether the contentious situation at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, engendered by human population growth, agricultural intensification and perceptions of proper and sustainable land use, is a prevalent problem on a broader continental scale is addressed.
Ellis, J.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kruska, R.L.
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[Population growth and land-use change among pastoral people: Local processes and continental patterns. Poster]
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Population growth and land-use change among pastoral people: Local processes and continental patterns. Poster